OEMTOOLS 25553 Coil Spring Compressor, Safe and Efficient MacPherson Strut Spring Compressor, Strut and Coil Spring Maintenance

Was going to rent one out at my local auto part store but they never seem to have it in stock. Saw this and for the price seemed fair. Worked perfectly when I was changing the struts on my 04 tsx. Easy to use and very durable. Had to issue when I was using my Milwaukee stubby. Fast and efficient and now get to keep the tool will come in handy down the road

So I picked this up to remove the spring pack from my 2011 sliverado. It came next day thanks to amazon prime. I pulled them out of the cheap plastic packaging to put them in use immediately. They compress springs with the help of a impact gun well. There was no bending of the thread rod like some rentals. The only thing I will say not so great about them is the pins they dont fit over all springs. I dont think this honestly matters to much and I think they will fit over most cars springs. I also needed to compress the brake pistons of my front caliper. I just slapped the old brake pad against the pistons and put one of these bad boys on the pad and the caliper and it squeezed the pistons right back in. If you do use these to do this please go slow!!!Overall great product I wont be buying again because these will last years!

I changed out a strut and coil spring with this compressor this weekend and it worked well. I've used other compressors before and they do not work! Infact they are dangerous and do not compress the spring far enough. This tool compressed the spring far enough and it felt like a safe operations. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I don't like the shafts. It should have been made out of acme shaft but instead it is normal thread. Also, the shafts should have be larger diameter. The big thing here is to keep your thread clean and lubricated everytime you compress. With alittle care, they will last a long time and work great. But for under $40...it works great. I actually look forward to changing out struts now. I'll throw in one more tip: If you are changing struts on a vehicle that you are going to keep for a while - consider purchasing a "quick strut"...they come with new coil springs. I've had coil springs break on my last two cars. [...] will give you the best deal.

Used on a 2009 Mercedes C300 struts, compressed the length of the screw no problem to complete job. To reinstall I used downward pressure on mounting plate to install screw

So far I have used this compressor on the front struts for a BMW 325i and the far smaller rear coil-overs on a Miata. And the tool fit both. There are two features which make this compressor safer than many of the designs of a decade ago. The most visible of these features is the retaining pin which captures the spring into the 'hooks' of the compressor. This is a nice feature. More subtle is the fact that the hooks themselves are far deeper than those of many previous versions of these tools, and are therefore far less likely to slip.Because of the depth of the hooks this compressor has to be used in a slightly different way from the way the previous generation of compressors was used. In order to install or remove the hooks, especially on the smaller springs of a Miata, it is often necessary to REMOVE the threaded bolt from both hooks in order to rotate them sufficiently to install them on the spring. Once the hooks are installed, the bolt can be reinserted, and the compressor used normally. Often the bolt must removed a second time to rotate the hooks sufficiently to remove them from the spring.The fact that it is necessary to disassemble this tool to install it on the spring means that the spring is held far more securely when the tool is assembled. For someone who only uses a compressor once in a while, the time lost to this additional assembly-disassembly operation is unimportant. For me personally the increase in safety over other, older designs is VERY important.

These are good quality. Set I got from a competitor (PTools) for about same price had a weak safety pin that bent--had to hammer it out, which caused me not to trust integrity of the set.Accordingly, I bought these in addition. I used these together with the other set--using four spring compressors--and got the job done, to alleviate a stupid mistake on my part--the spring bulged. Couldn't have done it with only two and I was stuck.Four also provides a greater sense of security than only using two--as I tightened, I was wondering what would happen if one of the compressors suddenly broke (when I was only using two) and what could I do--can't run since there would be no chance, and with it being also so close to my lap, would I get killed or seriously injured, or wind up speaking in a shrill tone of voice? Glad I got the four--it is only money, better to spend more to be safe than to be sorry later.Springs are dangerous--can really see how easy it would be to get hurt or killed. A spring with coils almost as thick as a figure under compression is as, if not more, dangerous than a loaded gun--imagine being hit with one when a compressor breaks. Shudder!The other brand, although it was inferior, came with a very nice storage box. BTW, the other brand is sending me a replacement safety pin. Being a DIYer, not using it every day, a storage box would be really helpful until the next 30-60-90,000 miles when the struts need to be replaced. :-)

Sheesh, I'm glad I paid you $10 extra to send this in a cardboard box. I obviously thought if I was paying extra that it was for a real storage case. It was not. Don't be fooled like me.Product seems fine otherwise. Will use it this weekend.

I bought this for a friend who's a mechanic. All I can say is he loves it.

Muy buen producto

Took some fidgeting to get them mounted. Due to the shape of the shock tower hat I couldn't attach the compressors at the very ends of the springs but it wasn't an issue to get enough compression.Overall the product worked great in my application.I like the safety pins, which was the main reason I bought this particular one. The safety pins add a little frustration as they are loose fitting and can get in the way of mounting. One of the pins didn't have good clearance so required a pretty hard push to get it set, and a hammer to tap it out when the job was done.The safety pins did work while in place making the compressors more stable.If you've never used a spring compressor before the idea is to mount each one as close as possible to opposite sides and matching coils, and as close to the ends as possible, but that doesn't work out exactly on all strut/ spring configurations. My set up was a good test for how they adapt to an awkward set up. It was awkward, but worked.If it's close enough it will be ok.Gradually add compression to each side back and fourth until the spring assembly becomes unseated top and bottom (if it's unseated on one, it will be unseated on the other, but best to double check and ensure a good safety margin.) You can check when it's about to be unseated by trying to wiggle the shock tower hat. When you're close to enough compression it will start to develop play.. but make sure you don't attempt shock removal at this point as the spring still has considerable force applied. Always wait until the springs are clearly unseated before removing shock. Half a finger width or so of being unseated is enough.I turned mine manually about 4-5 half turns each back and fourth. I would have used my impact on *low speed* using the same sequence but didn't have the necessary access to the bolt heads as I had to mount the compressors inverted to get them to fit. Using an impact here can end your day instantly with injury or death if you're trigger happy with it.I don't know how many times these can be used so I didn't rate durability, or if they can handle the stress of a large truck spring but they were fine for a compact SUV.I would buy again or recommend to a friend if needed for a similar job.

Einwandfreie Verarbeitung, die Sicherungsstifte verhindern ein rausspringen der Feder. Würde ich jederzeit wieder kaufen. Spindel sollte man etwas fetten.

Perfect for changing my jaguar coil over shocks. Safe to use too

Buen material y precio calidad